Claire Byrne Live (RTE1)

Final show ever on Monday, perhaps Lottie Ryan will take over...

https://www.rte.ie/news/2022/0527/1301611-claire-byrne-live/

This show "jumped the shark" during Covid IMO. All the covid hysteria, the silly gimmicks... dreadful stuff. It wasn't a serious current affairs show. It was "Live at 3", only at 10:30pm.

It's a show that lost it's way some time ago. It should have been cancelled last summer in my opinion. I definitely think they should bring back Questions and Answers which should never have been cancelled, but I suspect they won't.

She may end up getting axed off the radio programme as well.

She has dragged the programme down since she arrived.

It'll be interesting to see if RTE bring the Monday slot further into the gutter or try move it back to a serious discussion show.

Just amazed this tripe lasted 7 years, utterly amateurish nonsense, the absurd Mock ups, fluffy guests, brain dead Audience and worst of all that Covid Shed 🙄 good riddence, it needed to end a long time ago.

If RTE have any sense, they will give Sarah McInerney the current affairs programme that replaced Claire Byrne Live.

I think Sarah is far more credible, likeable and talented. She also comes across as a presenter that is straight, no gimmicks, etc.

Never understand why they continue to under use Sarah.

The show has been unwatchable for a long time and it was chronic during Covid. Pure tabloid sillyness.

I can understand on a human level that her workload with a young family is difficult. And fair play to her for putting her family first, I’m sure it’s doubly difficult to leave something that is even named after you.

However, I lost all interest in this show the night she interjected when the Ukrainian politician called the russian invaders rats, and tried to present a balanced view on it. They went on to prove they’re worse than rats, I won’t miss the show.

Great news to hear this nonsense is being binned

She did all the work herself to destroy her reputation. Similar story to Louise Byrne... they gave her enough rope, and then she ended up losing them money.

Claire's worst performance? Possibly the abortion referendum, where everyone agreed she made a mess of things. Then there was the 'cutting off Joe Brolly', then accusing him of defamation (It's set to go to court). I'm no fan of Brolly, but that was disgusting behaviour on her part.

She cost RTE (and the license fee payer) a pretty big ball of change with her court cases. (One of which she lost, but promoted as a win).

Other times, she had topics about tattoos that were plagiarized from the likes of Nolan Live. (Same topic, same 'pro-tattoo' individual, completely ridiculous interview).

The RTE secret producer discussed some of the stuff behind the scenes on that show-how it had relevance for one year, maybe two, and then it lost it's producer who went to Virgin Media 1. That's when it became the 'Dailymail-lite'.

Byrne had countless attempts to prove herself, and she failed every time. So she's probably going to get the Late Late Show, or a Saturday Night chat show. That Angela Scanlan show was a dud. The Tommy Tiernan show was a success, but comedy's his real passion, so I doubt he'll stay with the show.

Sarah McInerney wipes the floor with her, as an interviewer. And a journalist.

Tony Groves to get his own show with roving reporters like Jeff Rudd. Could call it fantasy island. Paul Murphy to do voiceovers.

The plane interior was the worst with the travel “expert”